A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, Amarna Period, ca. 1352 - 1336 BCE Shabtis Carved in the round from

Carved in the round from black serpentine

was associated with self-generation and rebirth

some with swivel bezels

naturally-shaped sandstone concretion

the presence of eleven phalloi makes a determined statement calculated to provide religious and curative powers to the vessels contents

A rare Egyptian Glass Eye Bead Pendant, Amarna Period, ca. 1352 - 1336 BCE Shabtis Carved in the round fromThis tiny yet striking eye bead belongs to a rare group of 18th Dynasty glass ornaments that drew particular interest from Flinders Petrie, who closely studied ancient Egyptian glass production. Although Petrie recovered a substantial quantity of glass from his excavations, fewer than nine percent were the distinctive miniature eye beads. Their rarity and consistent iconography make them an especially compelling category of personal adornment. The